Millions of letters, cards and telegrams sent to and from our servicemen and women sent during times of war now sit inside Kiwi’s homes, kept in old chocolate boxes, satchels or gathered together in old envelopes, often out of sight of everyday life. Two months ago the
Taranaki Daily News joined other
Stuff newspapers to ask Kiwis to share these treasures – to remember, honour and preserve them. The response was an avalanche. Kivell, 82, spreads out the letters and cards of his uncle. And pulls a book from his satchel,
Lest We Forget, a tribute to the 227 men from New Plymouth Boys’ High School who went to war and didn’t come back.